Apple DVD Studio Pro User's Guide

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Understanding DVDsDVD Di s c st a n D a r D s If you’ve ever tried to purchase DVDs for the purpose of burning your projects on them, you’ll have pr

Planning a DVDta r g e t i n g yo u r au D i e n c e TherststeptocreatinganyDVDisdeterminingtheaudiencethatwillbewatchingyourproje

DVD st u D i o pr o pr e f e r e n c e s It is always important to select the correct preferences before beginning a new DVD project. While some a

General (Tab 2)Default Slide Length• - sets the default time that each slide in a slideshow is displayed.Background Color• - sets the color that i

Track (Tab 4)MarkerPrex(Root)Name• -Thenamethatallnewmarkersuseastheirprex.“Checkforuniquename”ensuresthatyouwillnothavetw

Destinations (Tab 9)Show - • Choosetheprocesswhosepathyouwanttocongure.Encoding• :Speciesthelocationforthevideoandaudiolesthat

The DVD Studio Pro InterfaceDVD st u D i o pr o La y o u tImportAssetAdd MenuAdd LayeredMenuAddTrackAddSlideshowAdd StoryAddScriptSimulateAddLanguag

DVDSPToolbar(AdvancedConguration)-continuedBuild/Format• : First builds the video title set, then writes it to a DVD drive or as a disk image t

BackgroundAssetou t L i n e ta b The Outline tab provides an or-gainized list of all project elements. Each element is grouped by type, such as Men

pa L e t t e Wi n D o W The Palette prives easy access to the templates, styles, and shapes used to create menus. Additionally, the Palette include

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The Menu Editor window is the primary design area for creating the connections of your DVD. In this window you can add buttons, drop zones, overlay

The following items are listen in counter-clockwise order beginning with Menu Selection.Menu Selection• : Choose the menu you want to open in the Men

The Timeline window works in conjunction with the viewer to allow you to move through the video, audio, and subtitle streams. As you drag the playh

Step 1 - Create a New Project. When you open DVD Studio Pro, a new project is automatically created. SavethenewprojectbyselectingFile>S

 Toinsertvideooraudioontoatrack,dragthevideoandaudiolesfromtheAssetWindowontothetimeline.Youcandragbothatthesametime,a

 Step6-DesigntheMenu.Eachtemplate provides several elements, such as buttons, drop zones (areas where you can place video to play in the menu

Step 9 - Set Connections. In a DVD, a connection is a link from one element to another. In this project, we need two connections. One is the butt

gr a p h i c a L Vi e W Below is an example of a graphical outline of a DVD project. This outline, created in DVDSP, gives a visual overview of the

DVD Authoring TerminologyAssets -Anyaudio,video,stillimageles,orLiveTypegraphicswhichareapartofyourDVDStudioProproj-ect.Besuret

DVD-ROM -ADVDwithlesinadditiontothoseincludedonastandardDVD-Videodisc.Theselescanbeaccessed when the disc is played on a compute

ContentsGu i d e in t r o d u c t i o n 4Ge n e r a l Sy S t e m re q u i r e m e n t S 5th e dVd cr e a t i o n Wo

Scripts - Programs within a DVD that allow the DVD to access specialized information from the DVD Player, and to perform advanced functions, such as p

Welcome to Polk County Instructional Television’s DVD Studio Pro Quick Reference Guide, Summer 2008 Edition. This guide seeks to cover the basics o

General System RequirementsMinimum System RequirementsA Macintosh computer with a 733 megahertz (MHz) or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor (G5 require

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Compressor  AftermappingoutaplanforyourDVDandmovingallofthelesyou’regoing to need into your DVD project folder, th

Step6-Setadestinationwheretheencodedleswillbesaved.Compressorautomaticallysavestheencodedlesinthesamefolder as their original

Compressor comes packed with several encoding presets. These are predetermined qualities of encoding based on the output you desire. For instance,